The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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[ 2023-24 BASKETBALL PREVIEW ] NOVEMBER 2023 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 47 much last year. We needed her to defend the other team's best player. "She really embraced that role, and it was so fun to watch her this summer on that team where she didn't have that scoring role. She became a distributor, and she locked down some of the best women players in international basket- ball. "I think that really gave her a ton of confidence." By locking in on the defensive side of the floor, Phelia will go a long way in continuing to establish herself as a tone-setter for the program. "With Team USA, my role was de- fense," Phelia said. "Taking pride in my defense was an eye-opening experience. … Coming back to Michigan, I feel like tak- ing on that leadership role, because we did lose a lot of experience. I am able to be that voice and bring in our transfers along with the freshmen." Iowa, Indiana, Ohio State and Maryland are expected to make up the top tier of the conference, but there's some fluidity in the projected Big Ten standings from there. The media picked Michigan to finish fifth in the preseason awards put out by the Big Ten, with Phelia making the All-Big Ten squads picked by both the coaches and media. From there, it will be about devel- oping chemistry with new players and developing the next wave of stars in Ann Arbor. "I think one of our greatest responsi- bilities as coaches, and this is something that we talk about all the time in recruit- ing, is to develop you to your full poten- tial. That's as a young woman, and that's as a basketball player," Barnes Arico said. "We owe that to your family and the recruiting process to do those things. "We want to help make you the best basketball player that we can. If that means you're going to play in the WNBA, that's awesome. If that means that you went to the greatest university in the world and can now go to medical school, that's awesome. "I think part of our responsibility is to provide that platform." The journey begins on Nov. 2 with an exhibition against Saginaw Valley State at Crisler Center before the season opener at home on Nov. 6 versus Purdue Fort Wayne. ❑ No. Name Pos. Height Class Hometown 0 Elissa Brett G 6-0 Gr. Adelaide, Australia Bowling Green transfer scored 1,358 points in her career, averaging 11.1 points per game. Was an All-MAC first team, MAC All-Tournament Team and MAC All- Defensive Team performer, starting all 38 games last season. 1 Lauren Hansen G 5-8 Gr. Long Island, N.Y. Missouri transfer started all 32 games last season, averaging 12.9 points, 2.9 points and 1.4 assists per game, and scored in double digits 20 times with seven 20-plus point performances. Began her career at Auburn in 2019-20 before transferring to Mizzou. 2 Macy Brown G 6-0 Fr. East Grand Rapids, Mich. The 2023 Michigan Miss Basketball and Associated Press Division I Player of the Year at East Grand Rapids High averaged 25 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Four-star recruit and No. 74 player in the country, per ESPN. 5 Laila Phelia G 6-0 Jr. Cincinnati Second-team All-Big Ten performer appeared in 26 games with 24 starts last sea - son, averaging 16.7 points and 4.2 rebounds in 33.1 minutes per game. She had 11 20-plus point games despite missing the entire month of February with an injury. 10 Jordan Hobbs G 6-3 Jr. Springboro, Ohio Appeared in 30 games with nine starts, averaging 4.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 15.1 minutes played per contest. 11 Greta Kampschroeder G 6-1 Jr. Naperville, Ill. Made 30 appearances in Ann Arbor after spending freshman season at Oregon State in 2021-22. Averaged 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 16 minutes played per game. No. Name Pos. Height Class Hometown 20 Alyssa Crockett F 6-2 So. Westfield, Ind. Checked into 28 games last season as a bench player, averaging 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per contest. 21 Taylor Woodson F 6-0 Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. ESPN's No. 59 recruit and four-star prospect averaged 18.7 points per game as a senior, earned 2023 Class AAAA All-State honors and was part of two state championship squads in her career. 22 Chyra Evans F 6-2 So. Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Played in 23 games off the bench, averaging 2.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game. 25 Whitney Sollom F 6-4 Sr. Hartland, Mich. Suited up in two games last season while dealing with an injury. 30 Elise Stuck G/F 6-1 Sr. Charlevoix, Mich. Appeared in all 33 contests last year and averaged 1.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game. 33 Taylor Williams F 6-2 Gr. New Baltimore, Mich. Transfer from Western Michigan averaged 13.0 points and 9.1 rebounds in her career, totaling 27 double-doubles. Made the All-MAC Defensive Team and All- MAC honorable mention last season. 44 Cameron Williams F 6-3 Sr. Chicago Started all 33 games last year, averaging 6.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in 17.7 minutes per game while shooting 56.8 percent from the floor. Date Opponent Time/TV Nov. 2 Saginaw Valley State (exhib.) 7 p.m. Nov. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne 7 p.m./B1G+ Nov. 14 Oakland 7 p.m./B1G+ Nov. 18 Middle Tennessee* 5 p.m./FloHoops Nov. 19 South Dakota or DePaul* TBA Nov. 20 TBD* TBA Nov. 24 Eastern Michigan TBA/B1G+ Nov. 29 Southern Illinois Edwardsville 7 p.m./B1G+ Dec. 2 at Harvard 2 p.m./ESPN+ Dec. 6 at Toledo TBA Dec. 10 at Illinois TBA/B1G+ Dec. 16 Miami (OH) TBA/B1G+ Dec. 20 Florida# 6:30 p.m. Dec. 22 Florida A&M TBA/B1G+ Dec. 30 Ohio State 12 p.m./FOX Jan. 4 at Indiana 7 p.m./BTN Jan. 9 Minnesota 8 p.m./BTN Date Opponent Time/TV Jan. 13 Wisconsin TBA/B1G+ Jan. 17 at Nebraska 8 p.m./B1G+ Jan. 21 at Rutgers 2 p.m./B1G+ Jan. 24 Maryland 7 p.m./B1G+ Jan. 27 at Michigan State 12 p.m./B1G+ Jan. 31 Illinois 7 p.m./B1G+ Feb. 3 at Penn State 6 p.m./BTN Feb. 6 Nebraska 7 p.m./B1G+ Feb. 10 Rutgers 12 p.m./BTN Feb. 15 at Iowa 8 p.m./Peacock Feb. 18 Michigan State 12 p.m./BTN Feb. 24 at Northwestern TBA/B1G+ Feb. 28 at Ohio State 7 p.m./Peacock March 3 Purdue 7 p.m./FS1 Mar. 6-10 Big Ten Tournament^ TBA/BTN *Battle 4 Atlantis, Nassau, Bahamas, #Jumpman Invita- tional in Charlotte, N.C., ^ at Target Center, Minneapolis 2023-24 Michigan Women's Basketball Roster 2023-24 MICHIGAN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE